Male DJs mansplaining jazz history and wanking on and on about shellac and vinyl, but being shit at reading a crowd;
All safe space and OH&S workers on events and in dance organisations being women;
Male dance teachers’ names being listed first in event PR;
Dance classes for ‘follows’ being all about how to do swivels;
‘Musicality’ classes being a special class, not just EVERY DANCE CLASS;
Lindy hop teachers who don’t talk about OGs like Frankie Manning because they don’t know anything about Frankie Manning (and then brag about it);
Mansplaining international teachers who drop into discussions between local teachers like they’re the fucking pope, then proceed to mansplain inclusivity in local teaching practice. Even though they haven’t taught locally for years;
Teachers who don’t play actual swinging jazz in their classes;
Swing DJs who don’t play actual swinging jazz in their sets;
Musicians who drink too much on the job and so suck at their job;
